ISO 14001 calls for organisations to identify their significant impacts on the environment, however many businesses have little direct impact on the environment. The table below shows the environmental impacts from a typical service based business: It can be seen that even…
E n v i r o n m e n t a l A s p e c ts Features of a company’s operations, processes, activities, products, or services that can have an impact (positively or negatively) on the environment…
As with the Environmental Representative, the Quality (or Management) Representative is the key player in implementation and development of an effective ISO 9001 Quality Management System Some Tasks of The Quality Representative Coordinating with Certifying Body Representing the management during certification and…
Monitoring and measuring are the keys to consistent environmental performance and continual improvement The Purpose of Monitoring & Measurement Keep track of progress in the EMS Catch problems quickly Ensure prompt corrective and preventive action if things go wrong Check performance in relation…
The ISO 14000 family addresses various aspects of environmental management. It provides practical tools for companies and organizations looking to identify and control their environmental impact and constantly improve their environmental performance. ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 14004:2004 focus on environmental…
Common Elements There exist a number of common elements in each of the three systems standards which, when implemented simultaneously, result in significant organisational savings in resources, audit time and therefore overall project cost. Strong parallels exist between workplace safety…